Southbank

London's Southbank Undercroft, ported to ReSkate from Photorealistic Southbank by g0ya for Skater XL.

What is in it

• The undercroft at night: the ceiling fixtures and work lights are real lights, with baked bounce light. Some lights have been cut out or dimmed to add atmosphere, and improve performance.
• A riverside outside the railing: the river, the far bank, a bridge and street lamps. Hop the railing and you land in the Thames, which puts you back on your feet.
• The original author's grind lines, with the duplicates removed. Metal rails sound like metal, ledges like concrete, planks like wood.
• Floor litter (cups, bottles, boxes) no longer trips you.

Known issues

• The far bank is simple blocks with lit windows. It is meant to be seen at night; in daylight it looks flat.
• The lamps are off during the day.
• Lights required high or ultra light graphics settings, update 1.0.2 should fix this.

Install

Install it from the ReSkate launcher's mod browser, or unzip this package into its own folder under Mods next to ReSkateLauncher.exe. In game, open the pause menu, then Custom Stuff, then Custom Maps, and pick Southbank.

Feedback

Found a bug, or a spot that grinds wrong? Ping pyramid builder in the ReSkate Discord (https://discord.gg/6JtyyRMau6) and say where on the map it happened.

Credits

• Original map: g0ya, for Skater XL (https://mod.io/g/skaterxl/m/photorealistic-southbank).
• Port: pyra00 built with Spotbuilder and ReSkate Studio.

Changelog

1.0.2

• Lights now show on every lighting quality setting, not only High and Ultra.
• Lighter on the GPU at night: 94 lights instead of 140, shorter light range, fewer shadow casters.
• The ceiling is no longer perfectly maintained: 23 of the 40 tubes are dead and 8 are dying, like the real undercroft. Fewer, stronger tubes light the lines.

1.0.1

• README: where to report bugs (the ReSkate Discord). No change to the map.

1.0.0

• First release: the undercroft at night, a riverside outside the railing, cleaned-up grind lines, surface sounds, litter made harmless.